Episode · The Book Review · 2018-12-07
Books mentioned on Immaturity in American Politics
John Williams discussed Evening in paradise by Lucia Berlin, Welcome home by Lucia Berlin, A manual for cleaning women by Lucia Berlin, and Bringing Down the Colonel by Patricia Miller. Jennifer Schuessler discussed The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga and others and We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch. Dwight Garner discussed Milkman by Anna Burns.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Evening in paradise
Evening in Paradise by Lucia Berlin is a collection of short stories showcasing the author's sharp eye for human struggle, vivid characterizations, and overlooked experiences.
Discussed“this is John Williams and I'm joined by Naja spiegelman who wrote a lovely review this week in the book review of two books by Lucia Berlin Evening in Paradise more stories and welcome home A Memoir with selected photographs and letters”
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Welcome home
Welcome Home by Lucia Berlin is a posthumous volume featuring an uncompleted memoir, letters, and sketches that offer a rare window into the nomadic and turbulent life of the celebrated short story writer.
Discussed“this is John Williams and I'm joined by Naja spiegelman who wrote a lovely review this week in the book review of two books by Lucia Berlin Evening in Paradise more stories and welcome home A Memoir with selected photographs and letters”
Where to get it
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A manual for cleaning women
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin is a celebrated short story collection that showcases the author's remarkable talent for capturing the grit, humor, and dignity of everyday working-class lives.
Discussed“just in recent years her work has kind of come back to light and I'm I'm curious how you first came to it in 2015 when Emanual for cleaning women came out a of recollection of all of the stories that had been published during her lifetime”
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Bringing Down the Colonel
Discussed“I have to think that the subtitle of the book which is the title is bringing down the colel the subtitle is a sex scandal of the Gilded Age”
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The Barefoot Woman
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Jordan Stump, is a poignant memoir that preserves the memory of the author's mother and the daily lives of Rwandan women before the devastating genocide.
Discussed“I reviewed a book by Scholastic mukasa called the Barefoot woman”
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We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families
Discussed“yeah cockroach and the Philip gorovich yeah the gorovich is a really great book and I reread it when I was when I was writing writing this book”
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Milkman
Milkman by Anna Burns is a formally inventive, stream-of-consciousness novel set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, following a young woman harassed by an older, powerful paramilitary figure known as the milkman.
Discussed“I was lucky enough to get to read the new Booker Prize winner Milkman by Anna Burns who's a writer from Northern Ireland”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“if you look at the bestselling books of the year you're looking at Michael Wolf's fire and fury which sold I think two and a half million copies”
“I'm going to review Milkman again next week”